SECTION I, Part 1—Project Identification/Reporting Periods/Contact Information/ Certification and Warning Statements

Definitions That Apply

Bachelor’s Degree:

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  Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree means any McNair participant who completed their undergraduate studies but did not earn a baccalaureate degree because their institution does not confer baccalaureate degrees until the student is enrolled in a graduate program or has completed their graduate studies.
  
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  Graduating Cohort Year of Bachelor’s Degree means the year in which the participant earned their bachelor’s degree.
  

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  Low-income individual means an individual whose family’s taxable income did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount in the calendar year preceding the year in which the individual initially participated in the project. The poverty level amount is determined using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
  
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  First-generation college student means: (1) an individual neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a baccalaureate degree; or (2) an individual who, prior to the age of 18, regularly resided with and received support from only one parent and whose supporting parent did not receive a baccalaureate degree; or (3) an individual who, prior to the age of 18, did not regularly reside with or receive support from a natural or adoptive parent.
  
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  Groups underrepresented in graduate education currently include the following ethnic and racial groups: Black (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders.
  

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  Enrolled is defined as a student who was enrolled in postsecondary education at least one term in the academic year being reported.
  
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  Not enrolled is defined as a student who was not enrolled in postsecondary education for any of the terms in the academic year being reported.
  

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  Hispanic or Latino – means a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
  
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  American Indian or Alaska Native - American Indian/Alaskan Native refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
  
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  Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  
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  Black or African American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
  
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  White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
  
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  Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii or other Pacific islands such as Samoa and Guam.
  

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  A new participant is an individual who was served by the project for the first time in the reporting period.
  
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  A continuing participant is an individual who was served by the project for the first time in any prior reporting period and also received services in the this reporting period.
  
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  A prior year is an individual served by the project in any prior reporting period but did not receive services in this reporting period.
  

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  A prior-year participant who is deceased is an individual served by the project in any prior reporting period but is now deceased.
  

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  Research or Other Scholarly Activities means an educational activity that meets all of the following criteria:
  
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    is more rigorous than is typically available to undergraduates in a classroom setting;
    
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    is definitive in its start and end dates;
    
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    contains appropriate benchmarks for completion of various components; and
    
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    is conducted under the guidance of an appropriate faculty member with experience in the relevant discipline.
    
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  Summer Internships that are research-based means an educational activity that: (1) is more rigorous than is typically available to undergraduates in a classroom setting; (2) is definitive in its start and end dates; (3) contains appropriate benchmarks for completion of various components; and (4) is conducted under the guidance of the an appropriate faculty member with experience in the relevant discipline. Summer Internships that are not research-based means an educational experience in which participants, under the guidance and direction of experienced faculty researchers, are provided an opportunity to engage in research or other scholarly activities.
  
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  Seminars and Other Educational Activities means group activities that provide participants with the opportunity to receive information or practice methodology in one or more areas necessary for the successful navigation of the educational system relative to the attainment/completion of their doctoral studies.
  
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  Tutoring means academic assistance provided by an advanced undergraduate or graduate student or a professional staff.
  
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  Academic counseling means assisting students in making educational plans, selecting appropriate courses, meeting academic requirements, and planning for graduation and graduate education.
  
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  Admission assistance to graduate school means assisting students in choosing graduate or professional programs and applying for admission to those programs.
  
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  Financial aid assistance to graduate school means assisting students individually or in small groups in completing financial aid applications and securing fellowships and other forms of financial assistance for graduate study.
  
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  Education or Counseling to Improve Financial and Economic Literacy means knowledge about personal financial decision-making, which may include but is not limited to knowledge related to:
  
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    Personal and family budget planning;
    
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    Understanding credit-building principles to meet long-term and short-term goals (e.g., loan to debt ratio, credit scoring, negative impacts on credit scores, etc.);
    
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    Cost planning for postsecondary or post-baccalaureate education (e.g., spending, saving, personal budgeting, etc.);
    
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    College cost of attendance (e.g., public vs. private, tuition vs. fees, personal costs, etc.);
    
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    Financial assistance (e.g., searches, application processes, and differences between private and government loans, assistantships, etc.); and
    
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    Assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
    
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  Mentoring means professionals, other than project staff, working with project students to expose them to careers that require doctoral degrees.
  
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  Exposure to Cultural Events and Academic Programs means any project sponsored activities, such as field trips, special lectures, and symposiums that have, as their purpose, the improvement of the project participants’ academic progress and personal development.
  
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  Other means additional activities not listed above that are designed to meet the purpose of the McNair Program.
  

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  Computer and Information Sciences
  
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  Engineering
  
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  Life Sciences, including agricultural sciences/natural resources, biological/biomedical sciences, and health sciences
  
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  Mathematics
  
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  Physical Sciences, including astronomy, atmospheric science and meteorology, chemistry, geological and earth sciences, ocean/marine sciences, and physics.
  

Instructions for Participant Data File

Directory: programs
programs -> Partner Site Information – check all that apply
programs -> Summaries of Relevant Studies Reviewed by the Department That Meet the Standard for Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness
programs -> Project Scoring Template Pre-Construction Phase New Core/Branch Campus Projects
programs -> University of Hawai‘i Maui College dental assisting program review october 21, 2013
programs -> Invitation for Bid Calact/mbta for Standard Floor and Low Floor Rural Duty Vehicles ifb no. 12-03 November 14, 2012
programs -> Schedule of Events for 2014-2015 Camp Trotter vts & Golf June 20-22, 2014
programs -> Interpreting Weather Satellite Data Introduction
programs -> Canadian Forces (CF)
programs -> China News in Brief August, 2011
programs -> Kerry B. Dumbaugh

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